Essay Question for tomorrow's Test:
In the late 19th and early 20th Century, workers began to form Unions in order to protect themselves from the powerful Industrialists. Why did workers feel the need to "unionize" during the Gilded Age? What were unions looking to accomplish? Considering the examples listed below; to what
extent was the labor movement successful in achieving these goals?
Great Railroad Strike of 1877
Haymarket Strike 1886
Homestead Strike 1892
Pullman Strike 1894
Great Railroad Strike of 1877
Haymarket Strike 1886
Homestead Strike 1892
Pullman Strike 1894
